Senate

Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges

Senate Bill 891

Relating to: requiring the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System to establish collaborative engineering programs involving the University of Wisconsin-Stout and the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.

By Senators Petrowski and Felzkowski; cosponsored by Representatives Snyder, Spiros, Edming and Callahan.

January 26, 2022         Referred to Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges

February 10, 2022       Public Hearing Held

Present:       (8)        Senator Roth; Senators Nass, Stafsholt, Feyen, Larson, Erpenbach, Roys and Pfaff.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (1)        Senator Darling.

Appearances For

·      President and CEO David Eckmann - Greater Wausau Chamber of Commerce

·      Provost Glendali Rodriguez - UW-Stout

·      Provost Marty Loy - UW-Stevens Point

·      Senator Jerry Petrowski

·      Representative Pat Snyder

·      President Jeannie Wordeen - Northcentral Technical College

Appearances Against

·      None.

Appearances for Information Only

·      None.

Registrations For

·      Interim President Tommy Thompson - UW System

Registrations Against

·      None.

Registrations for Information Only

·      Student Erin Tritz

March 10, 2022           Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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Jason Vick

Committee Clerk